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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 191- 243.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Taita conquer Shufti?
(a) Stabs him with his own sword.
(b) Throws a brick at his head.
(c) Bribes one of Shufti's men to capture him.
(d) Throws a spear at him.

2. What body parts are left inside a man when he is embalmed?
(a) The lungs and brain.
(b) The heart and kidneys.
(c) The heart and lungs.
(d) The liver and stomach.

3. During her feast to celebrate Taita, what gift does Lostris try to give him?
(a) His own house apart from hers.
(b) His freedom.
(c) New physician's tools.
(d) Three new slave boys.

4. How is Lostris thrown from the Breath of Horus?
(a) The rowers take a curve too sharply.
(b) The ship runs into the bull hippopotamus.
(c) She is startled by Taita's shout and falls.
(d) She tries to duck Tanus's arrow and falls.

5. Why was Taita made a eunuch when he was sixteen?
(a) He had attempted to escape from the palace.
(b) He had stolen several jewels from Lord Intef's treasury.
(c) He had refused to sacrifice to Lord Intef's favorite god.
(d) He had been unfaithful to Lord Intef and slept with a slave girl.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens when Taita approaches Lord Intef to explain Lostris's love for Tanus?

2. What does Tanus name as one of the single worst afflictions to settle on Egypt?

3. Why does Lostris want to drink poison on her wedding night?

4. How are Taita's animals killed?

5. After leaving Thebes, where do Pharaoh and his court go?

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